At the time of writing, Project Draftdodger has ended, and I am preparing to post regularly on Sundays again. I remain undecided as to what, if any, long term projects I wish to pursue. I was also trying to address certain real life issues to mixed success. My concern is: am I just distracting myself, or do I actually need those distractions/rewards as the issues I seek to resolve have no quick fixes? As such, I opted for something small scale and therapeutic, another Gaslands car. The modelling equivalent of a pallet cleanser.
As mentioned previously, I've collected a few interesting cars in passing, and my bits box is such that I can free-form this sort of thing on a whim. The basic idea was much like the Pain Train, an exercise in the techniques of kitbashing, sculpting, and weathering. Where it differs is in the base toy, a Matchbox Morris Minor Saloon. Something of a meme, Minors are roughly the British equivalent to the VW Beetle. You know, a friend-shaped economy car with a nostalgic following. As such using one of these for Gaslands is almost transgressive, and so it had to happen. I resolved to keep the basic shape of the car as much as possible, and equip it lightly so it could be used by a first time player. I bulked up the front bumper, added engine gubbins, and a few odd panels. Oh, and I added a gun.
While I didn't do anything clever here, people seem to like this one. I seem to be good at this. I suppose that's reason enough to do one of these.
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